Melilssa Hayes/The Jersey JournalSpectra's proposed natural gas pipeline would run from Staten Island to Bayonne, along Route 440 and the New Jersey Turnpike Extension/Route 78 into Jersey City. The line would cut through 18th Street on the border of Jersey City and Hoboken before running under the Hudson River to service New York City. Hoboken City Council unanimously opposed the proposal Wednesday night.

The gaping sinkhole on Sinatra Drive in Hoboken is beginning to take its toll. The project to repair it will cost $1.7 million, The Jersey Journal reports. The project will involve the complete reconstruction of the collapsed portion of the roadway, including replacement of the century-old wood structures that support the roadbed with a new concrete platform and concrete piles, Hudson County officials said.

In other news: Hoboken City Council has voted to officially oppose the proposed natural gas pipeline that would at a certain point run underground near the Jersey City/Hoboken border.

A felon with a record spanning more than a decade was charged with assaulting a Hoboken cop when he was arrested on drug charges in a city public housing complex last week.